Station Casinos seeks to delay trial
Station Casinos is asking the bankruptcy court to further delay a trial sought by former employees seeking nearly $60 million in back wages until the company is out of bankruptcy, according to a Monday filing in bankruptcy court.
Judge Gregg Zive, who is overseeing Station Casinos' bankruptcy case in Reno, modified an automatic stay in October that was preventing the former employees' lawsuit from proceeding to trial until after Station Casinos emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Zive's ruling extends the stay until April 5.
A hearing on Station Casinos' motion is scheduled for April 5 in Reno.
The lawsuit, which is seeking class action status for as many a 20,000 current and former Station Casinos employees, was filed in Nevada District Court a week before the gaming company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 28.
Three former workers allege in their lawsuit that Station Casinos does not pay its workers properly because of a rounding system used to pay hourly workers at the company's 12 properties. The lawsuit claims Station Casinos rounds off employees' starting and ending times to the detriment of its employees.
The gaming company's filing said it believes the Nevada labor commissioner is the proper venue to hear the case and the state court would likely dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction.
Contact reporter Arnold M. Knightly at aknightly@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893.
